headache

Example Sentences

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“We’ll handle the detailed process so you can focus on what’s important. Leave the headache and sea of confusing paperwork to us!” says the website for one such company, called Alumni Counseling Service.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Current and former Social Security officials have told ProPublica over the past year that the SSI program’s complexities and absurdities remain perhaps the agency’s biggest bureaucratic headache.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

The inflammation from meningitis typically triggers symptoms such as headache, fever and a stiff neck.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Smart castaways might establish startups that end up competing with the big tech companies, a headache a large workforce helps protect against.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Jiichan looked like he had a sudden headache.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata